CASNumber99011-02-6
EmpiricalFormula(HillNotation)C14H16N4
MolecularWeight240.30
MDLnumberMFCD00866946
PubChemSubstanceID329750158
Properties:
RelatedCategories | AnalyticalStandards,Analytical/Chromatography,Pharmacopeia&MetrologicalInstitutesStandards,USPStandards,USPStandardsI-K |
Description:
Generaldescription
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Biochem/physiolActions
Imiquimodisacaspase3activator,whichdirectlyinducesprocaspase3cleavagetoactivecaspase3.Imiquimodinducesapoptosisinvivoinbasalcellcarcinoma.Itsanti-tumoractivityisrelatedtotheinductionofapoptosis.Imiquimodhasanti-angiogenic,anti-inflammatory,anti-viralactivities.Imiquimodalsoactsasanimmuneresponsemodulatorinducingthesecretionofvariouscytokinesandchemokines.